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Heart and metabolic health

Blood pressure, vascular health and metabolic research, including the limits of cannabinoid evidence.

Blood pressure and vascular health

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Metabolism, weight and diabetes

3 articles
Background and sources

Blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol and body weight describe different aspects of health. They can be related without being interchangeable. This topic brings together our articles on cardiovascular and metabolic research, with the limits of botanical evidence kept in view.

Understand the measure before the claim

The NHS describes metabolic syndrome as a group of health problems associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular conditions. Assessment can involve blood pressure, blood glucose, blood fats and other information. One measurement cannot describe the whole picture.

Research may look at a short-term change in a measurement rather than a long-term health outcome. For example, an effect observed during an experiment does not establish that a product prevents heart attacks or treats hypertension.

Blood pressure and vascular research

Our blood pressure research article and vascular research article introduce the current reading. Look for the study population, preparation, comparison group and observation period.

Vascular dementia has its primary home in Brain and neurological health, because the main question there concerns neurological symptoms. It should not be treated as another name for general vascular health.

Metabolism, weight and diabetes

Read the metabolic research overview and diabetes research article with their evidence types in mind. Animal or laboratory findings cannot establish a weight-management or diabetes treatment for people.

Questions about eating behaviour can also connect with Mental health and wellbeing. Food and supplement distinctions have their own place in Nutrition and nutritional supplements. Both can help you place a metabolic finding in its wider context.

Use research alongside proper assessment

If you are concerned about your blood pressure, glucose or cardiovascular risk, discuss it with a healthcare professional. Some problems may not cause obvious symptoms. Keep taking prescribed treatment unless your prescriber advises a change.

Our current coverage mainly concerns CBD research. It does not establish that Harmony products control blood pressure, blood glucose or body weight, and it is not a personalised prevention or treatment plan.

Sources

  1. NHS: Metabolic syndrome, assessment and treatment

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